Technical Author/Technical Writer (XML, Arbortext, Engineering)
- Recruiter
- Talent Crew Ltd
- Location
- Gloucestershire
- Salary
- 300.00 - 320.00 GBP Daily
- Posted
- 23 Mar 2017
- Closes
- 30 Mar 2017
- Sectors
- Engineering
- Contract Type
- Contract
- Hours
- Full Time
Technical Author/technical Writer required by my excellent Oil and Gas client in Gloucestershire.
As part of the Technical Communications team, you will update and produce operating and maintenance information products with relevant experts. You will support various engineering project teams, facilitating the creation and update of high quality and accurate technical documents.
You will be required to produce high quality user documentation to agreed corporate standards and timescales, which comprises mostly of maintenance procedures. Content is typically delivered to corporate business systems either as XML or PDF for project deliverables or as part of update cycles. You should be familiar with the project development life cycle Process.
You must be a self-starter with strong communication skills, capable of planning your work and delivering to tight deadlines. The ability to take technical information and present in a format that can be understood by people who have basic English language skills is essential. Experience with creating modular (topic based) content in a single-sourcing environment would be an advantage as well as some knowledge of Simplified Technical English.
Key responsibilities:
- Create, update and maintain technical reference, operational and maintenance content for use by field engineers & technicians by working closely with project development teams.
- Write structured documentation in a content management system that maximizes comprehension and ease of use. (Arbortext Editor is the authoring tool.)
- Strong technical writing skills to produce clear, concise, accurate content for a wide range of users including users whose first language is not English.
- Track and resolve documentation tickets & change requests
- Edit documents supplied from subject matter experts according to corporate standards and style.
- Obtain source information from internal project documentation sources and interviews with project team members as well as from change request tickets.
- Manage review cycles and incorporate review comments
- Be familiar with working with graphics such as cropping photos and editing vector line art eg adding callouts to an illustration.
- Make sure that documents comply with corporate and segment standards.
Experience and skills:
- Excellent technical writing and editing skills in a content management, structured authoring environment.
- Strong XML and Arbortext Editor experience
- Good organisational and interpersonal skills to manage the flow of information from contributors and reviewers
- Strong team player with excellent communication skills
- Project development life cycle Process experience
- Simplified English (advantageous)
- Enthusiastic, proactive, and self-motivated.
All candidates must be eligible to live and work within the UK without requiring sponsorship.